In response to the growing demand for intellectual property (IP) and the interest from regional and international professionals in adaptations, CineLink launches new programme section, CineLink Books. CineLink Books will introduce a special presentation session, where selected novels from the region of the Former Yugoslavia will be pitched to internationally and regionally established producers. With a deliberate focus on fostering connections between literature and the film industry by showcasing books from publishers holding IPs. This year, CineLink Books will present six books, featuring two publishers each from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, and Croatia, aiming to foster discussions on adaptations and enhance the visibility of the regional publishing market.
After Party
Stevo Grabovac, Imprimatur, Bosnia and Herzegovina
A gripping journey begins when our protagonist is drawn into a forgotten chapter of Bosnia and Herzegovina's wartime history. A phone call from the Wartime Association for Missing Persons reopens his late father's archives, which document war crimes from 1992 to 1995. This call thrusts him into a disturbing mystery involving the disappearance of twenty Roma children and rumors of organ trafficking. As he investigates, he faces his own past — childhood friendships destroyed by conflict — and seeks justice. Reconnecting with his former best friend, Damir, now terminally ill, he navigates deception while grappling with regrets and others' sins. The story presents a profound moral dilemma: Is seeking vengeance ever justified, even against undeniable evil? Structured in five parts, After Party explores fathers and sons, lost innocence, unspeakable crimes, and storytelling itself. It offers a tempestuous exploration of autofiction, memory, and human fragility.
STEVO GRABOVAC was born on November 9, 1978, in Slavonski Brod. In 2007, he published a collection of poems titled Non-existent Train Stations. His debut novel, Mulatto Albino Mosquito (2019), was shortlisted for the NIN Award. His second novel, After-party, won the NIN Award for Best Novel of 2023 and the Vladan Desnica Award, presented by the National Library of Serbia. After-party is currently shortlisted for the Meša Selimović Award. Stevo Grabovac lives and works in Banja Luka.
After Party
Stevo Grabovac, Imprimatur, Bosnia and Herzegovina
A gripping journey begins when our protagonist is drawn into a forgotten chapter of Bosnia and Herzegovina's wartime history. A phone call from the Wartime Association for Missing Persons reopens his late father's archives, which document war crimes from 1992 to 1995. This call thrusts him into a disturbing mystery involving the disappearance of twenty Roma children and rumors of organ trafficking. As he investigates, he faces his own past — childhood friendships destroyed by conflict — and seeks justice. Reconnecting with his former best friend, Damir, now terminally ill, he navigates deception while grappling with regrets and others' sins. The story presents a profound moral dilemma: Is seeking vengeance ever justified, even against undeniable evil? Structured in five parts, After Party explores fathers and sons, lost innocence, unspeakable crimes, and storytelling itself. It offers a tempestuous exploration of autofiction, memory, and human fragility.
STEVO GRABOVAC was born on November 9, 1978, in Slavonski Brod. In 2007, he published a collection of poems titled Non-existent Train Stations. His debut novel, Mulatto Albino Mosquito (2019), was shortlisted for the NIN Award. His second novel, After-party, won the NIN Award for Best Novel of 2023 and the Vladan Desnica Award, presented by the National Library of Serbia. After-party is currently shortlisted for the Meša Selimović Award. Stevo Grabovac lives and works in Banja Luka.
After Party
Stevo Grabovac, Imprimatur, Bosnia and Herzegovina
A gripping journey begins when our protagonist is drawn into a forgotten chapter of Bosnia and Herzegovina's wartime history. A phone call from the Wartime Association for Missing Persons reopens his late father's archives, which document war crimes from 1992 to 1995. This call thrusts him into a disturbing mystery involving the disappearance of twenty Roma children and rumors of organ trafficking. As he investigates, he faces his own past — childhood friendships destroyed by conflict — and seeks justice. Reconnecting with his former best friend, Damir, now terminally ill, he navigates deception while grappling with regrets and others' sins. The story presents a profound moral dilemma: Is seeking vengeance ever justified, even against undeniable evil? Structured in five parts, After Party explores fathers and sons, lost innocence, unspeakable crimes, and storytelling itself. It offers a tempestuous exploration of autofiction, memory, and human fragility.
STEVO GRABOVAC was born on November 9, 1978, in Slavonski Brod. In 2007, he published a collection of poems titled Non-existent Train Stations. His debut novel, Mulatto Albino Mosquito (2019), was shortlisted for the NIN Award. His second novel, After-party, won the NIN Award for Best Novel of 2023 and the Vladan Desnica Award, presented by the National Library of Serbia. After-party is currently shortlisted for the Meša Selimović Award. Stevo Grabovac lives and works in Banja Luka.
After Party
Stevo Grabovac, Imprimatur, Bosnia and Herzegovina
A gripping journey begins when our protagonist is drawn into a forgotten chapter of Bosnia and Herzegovina's wartime history. A phone call from the Wartime Association for Missing Persons reopens his late father's archives, which document war crimes from 1992 to 1995. This call thrusts him into a disturbing mystery involving the disappearance of twenty Roma children and rumors of organ trafficking. As he investigates, he faces his own past — childhood friendships destroyed by conflict — and seeks justice. Reconnecting with his former best friend, Damir, now terminally ill, he navigates deception while grappling with regrets and others' sins. The story presents a profound moral dilemma: Is seeking vengeance ever justified, even against undeniable evil? Structured in five parts, After Party explores fathers and sons, lost innocence, unspeakable crimes, and storytelling itself. It offers a tempestuous exploration of autofiction, memory, and human fragility.
STEVO GRABOVAC was born on November 9, 1978, in Slavonski Brod. In 2007, he published a collection of poems titled Non-existent Train Stations. His debut novel, Mulatto Albino Mosquito (2019), was shortlisted for the NIN Award. His second novel, After-party, won the NIN Award for Best Novel of 2023 and the Vladan Desnica Award, presented by the National Library of Serbia. After-party is currently shortlisted for the Meša Selimović Award. Stevo Grabovac lives and works in Banja Luka.
After Party
Stevo Grabovac, Imprimatur, Bosnia and Herzegovina
A gripping journey begins when our protagonist is drawn into a forgotten chapter of Bosnia and Herzegovina's wartime history. A phone call from the Wartime Association for Missing Persons reopens his late father's archives, which document war crimes from 1992 to 1995. This call thrusts him into a disturbing mystery involving the disappearance of twenty Roma children and rumors of organ trafficking. As he investigates, he faces his own past — childhood friendships destroyed by conflict — and seeks justice. Reconnecting with his former best friend, Damir, now terminally ill, he navigates deception while grappling with regrets and others' sins. The story presents a profound moral dilemma: Is seeking vengeance ever justified, even against undeniable evil? Structured in five parts, After Party explores fathers and sons, lost innocence, unspeakable crimes, and storytelling itself. It offers a tempestuous exploration of autofiction, memory, and human fragility.
STEVO GRABOVAC was born on November 9, 1978, in Slavonski Brod. In 2007, he published a collection of poems titled Non-existent Train Stations. His debut novel, Mulatto Albino Mosquito (2019), was shortlisted for the NIN Award. His second novel, After-party, won the NIN Award for Best Novel of 2023 and the Vladan Desnica Award, presented by the National Library of Serbia. After-party is currently shortlisted for the Meša Selimović Award. Stevo Grabovac lives and works in Banja Luka.
After Party
Stevo Grabovac, Imprimatur, Bosnia and Herzegovina
A gripping journey begins when our protagonist is drawn into a forgotten chapter of Bosnia and Herzegovina's wartime history. A phone call from the Wartime Association for Missing Persons reopens his late father's archives, which document war crimes from 1992 to 1995. This call thrusts him into a disturbing mystery involving the disappearance of twenty Roma children and rumors of organ trafficking. As he investigates, he faces his own past — childhood friendships destroyed by conflict — and seeks justice. Reconnecting with his former best friend, Damir, now terminally ill, he navigates deception while grappling with regrets and others' sins. The story presents a profound moral dilemma: Is seeking vengeance ever justified, even against undeniable evil? Structured in five parts, After Party explores fathers and sons, lost innocence, unspeakable crimes, and storytelling itself. It offers a tempestuous exploration of autofiction, memory, and human fragility.
STEVO GRABOVAC was born on November 9, 1978, in Slavonski Brod. In 2007, he published a collection of poems titled Non-existent Train Stations. His debut novel, Mulatto Albino Mosquito (2019), was shortlisted for the NIN Award. His second novel, After-party, won the NIN Award for Best Novel of 2023 and the Vladan Desnica Award, presented by the National Library of Serbia. After-party is currently shortlisted for the Meša Selimović Award. Stevo Grabovac lives and works in Banja Luka.
After Party
Stevo Grabovac, Imprimatur, Bosnia and Herzegovina
A gripping journey begins when our protagonist is drawn into a forgotten chapter of Bosnia and Herzegovina's wartime history. A phone call from the Wartime Association for Missing Persons reopens his late father's archives, which document war crimes from 1992 to 1995. This call thrusts him into a disturbing mystery involving the disappearance of twenty Roma children and rumors of organ trafficking. As he investigates, he faces his own past — childhood friendships destroyed by conflict — and seeks justice. Reconnecting with his former best friend, Damir, now terminally ill, he navigates deception while grappling with regrets and others' sins. The story presents a profound moral dilemma: Is seeking vengeance ever justified, even against undeniable evil? Structured in five parts, After Party explores fathers and sons, lost innocence, unspeakable crimes, and storytelling itself. It offers a tempestuous exploration of autofiction, memory, and human fragility.
STEVO GRABOVAC was born on November 9, 1978, in Slavonski Brod. In 2007, he published a collection of poems titled Non-existent Train Stations. His debut novel, Mulatto Albino Mosquito (2019), was shortlisted for the NIN Award. His second novel, After-party, won the NIN Award for Best Novel of 2023 and the Vladan Desnica Award, presented by the National Library of Serbia. After-party is currently shortlisted for the Meša Selimović Award. Stevo Grabovac lives and works in Banja Luka.